THE MAIN SHEET CORINTHIAN SAILING CLUB

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1 CORINTHIAN SAILING CLUB Commodore s Letter 1 First Friday Festivities 3 CSC April Race Rpt 4 Leukemia Cup Regatta 6 Education & Youth Sailing 8 Protest Room 8 Fleet News Corinthian Fleet News 9 V15 Fleet News 9 Butterfly Fleet News 9 Laser Fleet News 9 Membership 10 April Calendar 11 COMMODORE S LETTER Red Dog Jones By the time you get this, we will have had the April Spruce Up Day activities at CSC and Splash Day races on Sunday the 15 th of April, for those who are not still doing their taxes and if we were not rained out. I hope you helped in keeping your club in tip top shape for this annual rite. STEVE McCOMBS, your pier commodore, outlined an ambitious plan to accomplish work projects and I trust they were all done!! Steve and his committee are ambitiously outlining a 5 year plan for work at CSC. This will help with budgeting and addressing needs near and far. By now, MEMBERSHIP DUES for are due and most have been paid. As usual, there are a few tardy ones and this increases the work load for your volunteer membership commodore, MIKE HANSEN. Mike has done a marvelous job in getting records up to date, sending out dues notices, making changes on the official club roster, keeping up with davit and pad ownership. Mike has also sent information to our new members welcoming them and giving them information about CSC. He is doing a great job! We all owe him our gratitude and thanks. With the recent SPRING RAINS AND STORMS, we have had the usual flooding issues at the club. Generally the major damage is silt/mud left on the docks, but given the recent years work on walkways and piers by, among others, member Ken Brown, we do not have many of them floating away during floods. I recall many a time trying to find walkways and piers after a flood and trying to get them back where they belonged. Of course I always kept the best ones for my davit!!!! HOWEVER, the rains always manage to fill a few boats and cause them to hang precariously or dangerously in the cradles or come off of their cradles. Among others who walked the piers and called the davit owners, I called the owners and either left word or spoke to them about their boats. PLEASE CHECK YOUR BOATS AFTER THESE STORMS. WE CANNOT ALWAYS DO YOUR DUTY. As is usual, when any inclement weather approaches, our KATHRYN AND BOB HARRING- TON come to the club before the lake rises and make sure that there is no damage to the supplies and equipment that we have. The items kept in our cupboards in the clubhouse are removed and stored high, the items in the tack room that could be damaged are moved high and your club is saved dollars by their efforts. Then, to top it all, they come out as the waters recede and start power washing the docks. A great big THANKS to the Harringtons for this and all they do! APRIL

2 We had many volunteers come to the lake after the water receded to clean and repair the club. I am sure I will miss some, but at least these members come to mind who took a few hours of their time to come and clean up: Gina and Bill Wilson, Kathryn and Bob Harrington, Steve McComb, Carter Stack, Tim and Mary Adams, Kyle Phillips, Roland Foerster, Steve Benenson, Norm Grail, Jeff Snoyer, Dave Barrett, Red Dog Jones, and I am sure I missed some, so let me know if you were there and we will acknowledge in the next MAINSHEET. Speaking of Bob Harrington, he also keeps all of our equipment in tip top running order. However, this year he has decided we need a new committee boat, so he asks your approval of the one pictured to the right. LAKE ACTIVITY: In addition to all that CSC does, races, entertainment, regattas, rescue, clean up, adult sailing, youth sailing and much more, we have a lake that is ever more popular and being put to use. WHITE ROCK BOAT CLUB at the north end of the lake is undertaking a major redo of its facilities. They will host the BUTTERFLY NATIONALS in June. Also, there is talk of a new rowing club facility going in where the old Snipe Club used to be, between WRBC and CSC. It will be quite an ambitious project. Our member, AMANDA BOERS, is a liaison with the DALLAS UNITED CREW. The picture below gives you an idea of what their impact will be on the lake. LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA: IT IS UPON US. Our Club will host on April Come by Friday after work and enjoy music, food and setting up for the weekend of races. This is a FUND RAISER for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of North Texas. If you wonder about their accomplishments, what they have done for so many affected by blood born diseases, you can ask me or Sally Jones. Your dollars have helped in the struggle to beat these dreadful diseases. Let s find a cure and put them out of business!!! Please come to CSC that weekend and bring friends and make contributions by donations or buying meals or other items for sale. Then, help by racing or serving the next weekend at Lake Lewisville at Dallas Corinthian Yacht club on race duty and participate in their activities. A great time will be had by those there. Your race commodore, NORM GRAIL, will gladly accept your offer APRIL

3 of help or money to make this 11 th annual event a success. Please let your commodore know if you have any questions about this potential new neighbor. They will have several more town meetings to determine neighborhood impact. AMANDA is also a liaison with our Park and City Departments. As you may know, the City of Dallas has monies for some major park improvements, which might include paving to the parking lots and shore abutment for erosion control. I would be happy to show you some plans for this park. We need to be thankful for work done by the Parks Department in keeping White Rock clean and picked up. Please do your part too. EDUCATION: STEVE COMEN AND RENEE COMEN are again heading up education for adult sailing and youth sailing. Adult classes will start in May, with two sessions for the first three weeks and May and then the same for the first three weeks in June. Stay tuned. The YOUTH CAMPS will be run by a novice sailor named KELLY GOUGH, with able assistance by none other than MASSIE COMEN. MASSIE is commodore of the UT Sailing Team. As always, let your officers know of any concerns you any have for CSC. Thanks for your support. APRIL

4 CSC APRIL RACE REPORT Norm Grail, Vice Commodore, Race CSC April and May Race Report With the sailing season heating up, there are many regattas and fleet racing opportunities to be had at CSC regular fleet races held on Wednesdays evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays. This report covers the activities taking place on White Rock Lake during April and May. To view all the club activities for the entire year see the club calendar and to see only the racing activities for the year see the race calendar. Bowman O Connor and Alanna Strong are Executive Race Committee (ERC) for April and May respectively, to coordinate race committee activities for the respective month. What is an ERC and what does and ERC do? The Principal Race Officers (PRO) and race (committee) management team for each Sunday during the months of April and May are: Date Fleet PRO Race Management Team Apr. 8 Easter (No Racing) Apr. 15 Cor. Mark Mihm Gilson, Clark, Cox, Abrams, Glynn, Hagar Apr. 22 FS Forest Atkins S. Atkins, Denison, Dugdale, Strong, Grail Apr. 29 Laser Norm Grail McAnelly, Sterling, Strong, Rabbitt, Wallace May 6 FS Robert Cummings N. Cummings, Esfahani, Dunn, Stehel, J. Perna May 13 FS Roland Foerster Justus, Bush, Shepherd, Boers, Bayne May 20 FS Bob Gough Christison, Jewell, Futch, Pully, J. O Connor May 27 FS Kelly Gough H. Gough, Benenson, Crothers, Murphy, Kyle Smith Please take a moment and peruse the Race Committee Responsibilities and Guidelines and the White Rock Lake Joint Sailing Instructions governing the Sunday races. The Laser Fleet will begin their Wednesday Evening Racing Series on April 11th at 6:30pm sharp and it will continue through October 10th. While the Laser Fleet enjoys an evening of serious fun racing, the course is open to all boats and any class with three or more boats will be given a separate start. Just as with the Sunday Fleet races, the Laser Fleet does score their races and they ask all others who may be sailing recreationally to acknowledge this. The Laser Fleet invites CSC members who may be interested in sailing a Laser to reserve one of the Fleet boats. The Wednesday Evening Series Sailing Instructions with specific Laser Class instructions are now available. The Butterfly Fleet racing series is held year around with races every Saturday morning at 10:30 am. This year s Butterfly Single-Handed National Regatta will be held on White Rock Lake on June 8th-10th and hosted by White Rock Boat Club. More to come about this event in next month s Mainsheet. The Snipe Fleet is practicing and looking forward to their Southwestern Regatta to be held on May 26th-27th. Checkin and breakfast/lunch at the clubhouse Saturday morning with 3-4 races Saturday afternoon. On Saturday evening there will be a social and dinner at the clubhouse. On Sunday morning there will be 2-3 races and return to the club by 12:30 for lunch followed by the awards presentation at the clubhouse. The V-15 Fleet is becoming active under the leadership of Philip Sterling and Anderson Jones. They are holding races on the following Friday evenings: April 13th, 27th, May 4th, 11th, and June 1st. You may contact the Fleet Captain, Philip Sterling, if you would like to crew or, if capable, to reserve their Fleet boat. They encourage all other similar dinghies 420s, Snipes, etc. to join them. APRIL

5 The Leukemia Cup Regatta for Centerboards is being held at CSC on April 27th-29th. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the on-the-water racing, the on-the-dock revelry, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fundraising auction. Please see the Leukemia Cup Report elsewhere in this edition of the Mainsheet for opportunities to volunteer, donate, and contribute to this very worthy cause and to find out about an especially fun on-the-water challenge that shall take place during the pre-regatta party Friday evening. You will not want to miss this! You may review the NOR and register now. Finally, at the recent request of a fellow member or two, the Protest Room, in this edition of the Mainsheet, shall emphasize one of sailings fundamentals the Port/Starboard rule. This month you will find four quizzes that will help acquaint you with this most basic of rules. The Protest Room is intended to be a fun way of getting more familiar with the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). All sailors should have a copy of Racing Rules of Sailing and have some knowledge of the rules to become a more competitive, confident, and successful sailor. Norm Grail Vice Commodore, Race Race@CSCSailing.org APRIL

6 2012 LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA Norm Grail, Leukemia Cup Chair When & Why? CSC will host our 11th annual Leukemia Cup Regatta on April 27-29th, raising much needed funds so that the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society can further their mission: cure leukemia, Hodgkin and non -Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. The Schedule. Friday, April 27th Launch assistance, happy hour, dinner, live music, a not to be missed Strong v. Tears on the water Laser race challenge, and more. Saturday, April 28th Breakfast, racing, lunch, racing, Mount Gay Rum happy hour, followed by dinner, live entertainment and an auction. Sunday April 29th Breakfast, racing, lunch, and awards. Register Now! If you are planning to compete, I encourage you to register online. The whole regatta including meals for the skipper and a crew member is only $ How Can You Volunteer? The planning and fundraising for this fun regatta is well underway. Heading up the Food and Facilities Committee and CSC members Sheila Bower and Kerry Cole and Greg Wallace. Thank you to all who have volunteered to date! We have many volunteers who have stepped forward to help and can use many more. The Race Committee Chair person is still up for grabs. Bob Gough & Steve Bell will represent CSC at DCYC the 2nd weekend as the Principal Race Officers (PRO) for the J boat & PHRF courses, with numerous volunteers to assist them. If you would like to help with any of these activities, please the person you would like to assist. All your time spent helping with this cause counts towards your 8-hour annual service requirement. How Can You Donate an Item for the Auction? The auction coordinator is Alanna Strong who has graciously stepped up to take charge of the auction by heading up the Auction Committee. I am making a plea for each member of CSC to ask their favorite restaurant to donate a dinner for two that will be included among the auction items. It would be fun to have numerous gift cards or certificates to familiar and unfamiliar dining establishments of all types for each of us to bid on. Contact Alanna or myself for donor certificates so each donor may deduct their contribution. LCR Donations If you would like to drop off your Silent Auction items for the Leukemia Cup Regatta at CSC, Alanna Strong will be available the next two Sundays (April 15th & 22nd) from 12:30-1:00 pm. Otherwise, please call her at to schedule another time. How Can I Become a Sponsor? Lisa Olsen has graciously agreed to seek regatta sponsors and awards by heading up the Sponsorship Committee. Thank you to those who have generously stepped up as sponsors this year! APRIL

7 EDUCATION & YOUTH SAILING Renee Comen Youth Race Team CSC s Youth Racing Team has been busy. They trained throughout the winter and regattas began in March. Results are as follows: Roadrunner Regatta (Austin Yacht Club): Tyler Killion crewing for Hamrick Morgan (RCYC) - 1 st in FJ s. Ben Lipari 4 th in Laser 4.7 Spring Fling Regatta (Lake Canyon Yacht Club) Tyler Killion 2 nd 420 s (crew: Stewart Draheim, RCYC) Ben Lipari- 3 rd Laser 4.7 Max Lipari- 5 th Laser 4.7 Christa Hvidsten- 8 th Opti Red Fleet (21 st overall) Rock the Rock (CSC) Tyler Killion crewing for Ian Beck (HYC)-2 nd 420 s Max Lipari- 1 st Laser Radial Aaron Comen- 2 nd Laser Radial Ben Lipari- 2 nd Laser 4.7 Rachel Mittman- 4 th Opti Blue, 8 th overall Christa Hvidsten- 6 th Opti Red, 18 th overall Rock the Rock Regatta CSC hosted the Rock the Rock Youth Regatta on March 31 st and April 1 st. 45 boats and 49 sailors from across the state attended. Greta Mittman did an outstanding job as regatta chair. Winds were moderate and temperatures were warm. There were 3 lines run; the Laser/420 line at the south end of the lake with Bill Wilson as PRO, the Opti Red/White/Blue line in the middle of the lake with Michael Mittman as PRO, and the Opti Green (novice sailors) line at the north end of the lake with Jeff Progelhof as PRO. CSC had a great group of volunteers including Anderson Jones, Red Dog Jones, Steve Comen, Forest Atkins, Norm Grail, Rick Tears, Tim Adams, Mike Rist, and Burton Shepherd on the water and Tracy Crothers, Sheila Bower, Renee Comen, Alanna Strong, and Laurie Berger helping with food. Check the website for complete results. Youth Sailing Classes Dates have been set for CSC s summer Youth classes and they will be as follows: Session I- June 4-15, AM- Session-Multilevel, PM- Teen Camp Session II- June 18-29, AM-Session- Multilevel, PM- Race Camp Session III- July16-27, AM Session only- Multilevel We re excited to announce that Kelly Gough will be our head coach. Returning coaches will be Masie APRIL

8 Comen (currently captain of the UT Sailing Team) and Clinton Trammell. Junior coaches are being finalized. Updated registration will be up soon. Classes are open to children and grandchildren of members (both regular and associates). Children should be 8 years old by the start of class and be able to swim. The AM session runs from 9:00am to 2:00pm and costs $275. The afternoon session runs from 2:30pm to 6:30pm and runs $225. Contact Renee Comen at renee.comen@gmail.com if you have any questions. Adult Sailing Classes Dates have also been set for the adult sailing classes. They will be Mondays and Thursday evenings starting at 6:30pm and running for 3 weeks. The first session begins May 7 th and the second session will start June 4 th. Classes are open to all adult club members (associate and regular) and run $50. Contact Steve Comen at steve.comen@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer to help or for registration information. PROTEST ROOM 1 Norm Grail, Vice Commodore, Race Quiz Boats X and Y, on a downwind leg, are converging on steady courses for ten seconds. X is to Y s right (looking downwind), and is sailing on port tack with the wind directly astern and her boom on her starboard side. Y is sailing by the lee with the wind coming over her starboard stern quarter and her boom also on the starboard side. They have contact with no damage or injury, and both protest. You are the protest committee; how would you decide this? Answer Boat Y is penalized for breaking rule 11, On the Same Tack, Overlapped. Whether a boat is on port or starboard tack is determined by her windward side (see definition Tack, Starboard or Port which refers to the definition of Leeward and Windward). The leeward side of a boat is the side that is or, when she is head to wind, was away from the wind. However, when sailing directly downwind or by the lee (i.e., with the wind coming over her stern from the side on which her mainsail lies. The opposite side is the windward side. Y has the wind coming over her stern from the same side that her mainsail is on (starboard), so the windward side is the other side (port). Therefore she and X are both on port tack; and as the windward boat, Y is required to keep clear under Rule 11. Y also broke rule 14, Avoiding Contact, because it was possible for her to have avoided hitting X. Whether or not X could have avoided contact when it was clear to her that Y was not going to keep clear is a moot point. X, as the right-of-way boat, can only be penalized under rule 14 if the contact results in damage or injury [see rule 14(b)]. Answers are based on the Racing Rules of Sailing for For a comprehensive explanation of the rules, read Dave Perry s Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing through 2012 which is available from US Sailing or APRIL

9 CORINTHIAN FLEET NEWS (FLEET NO. 1) Mark S. Mihm, Fleet Captain, Spruce Up Day was a resounding success toward completion of the VIP. The Corinthian Fleet pitched in with every power tool imaginable to do the finish out work on the beautiful new club facility. Extension cords crossed the dock like a mad obstacle course, and if your lights dimmed at your home on Saturday, it was because they were all on at the same time. Special thanks goes out to Frank Richards for leading the siding crew and Tom Switser for his overall brilliance. The Corinthian Fleet hosts Splash Day this year and we look forward to serving our friends at CSC. Saturday April 21 is the Captain's Challenge Regatta, where I have the pleasure of setting up unique and fun races including Red Team vs. Blue Team competitions, Rabbits and Wolves, and a top secret race. The Snipe Fleet is helping us this year with the regatta and we greatly appreciate it! Make the journey north and check out the progress on the VIP and consider joining our friendly fleet. Crew members are needed and this is a great way to find out more about these elegant and sturdy boats. Please contact me for more information. V15 FLEET NEWS (FLEET NO. 10) Philip Sterling, Fleet Captain, v15@cscsailing.org We kicked off our Spring 'Friday Night Racing' series, with remaining dates of April 27, May 4th, May 11th, and June 1st and open invitation to both the SMU sailors and the Snipe Fleet. We will be racing 'college style' with shorter courses and regular rolling starts to get in as much competition as possible. The fleet looks forward to a great season and are currently working to firm up the circuit dates. BUTTERFLY FLEET NEWS (FLEET NO. 20) Brad Moulton, Fleet Captain, BflyCapn@hotmail.com Fleet 20 is excited to announce the Butterfly Single Hand National Regatta will be held at White Rock Lake this summer. This is the first time in over 20 years the championship will be in Dallas. The 3 day event will be held June 8th,9th, &10th. WRBC will be hosting the regatta with some assistance from CSC. If you own or can borrow a butterfly please come out and join us. Notice of Race, schedule of events, and online registration can be found on the fleet website DALLAS LASER FLEET NEWS (DISTRICT 15 - TEXAS) Michael Hansen, Fleet Secretary/Treasurer, m_d_hansen@yahoo.com The 2012 Laser racing season is on the water! Wednesday April 11 th 10 boats were greeted to a spectacular mph breeze a phenomenal start! Bruce Moore started strong with three bullets followed by Forest Atkins The Wednesday night program is segmented into three 9-week series. The first gun is at 6:30PM SHARP every Wednesday night into October. Other classes/boats are always welcome to join-in. We will keep you up to date on the results. If you or any of your friends/family have any interest or questions about Laser sailing or the Laser Fleet please reach-out to us at: whiterocklasers@gmail.com APRIL

10 TITLE Author MEMBERSHIP Mike Hansen, Membership Commodore The deadline for dues and fees for 2012 of April 1, 2012 has come and gone and a vast majority of the members paid them on time! Thank you for that. If you have not paid the dues yet, please do so as soon as you can. Details of how to pay can be found on the CSC website. The club bylaws mandate a $ Late Fee be assessed for payments received/postmarked after April 1. Eight applications for membership were received and approved by the Board during the month! So exciting! Our new members are: Jennifer Bransom- Jennifer has wanted to learn to sail and enjoyed attending Sailign for Rhinos. She is planning to participate in the Adult Sailing Program. Owen and Amy Bushaw (Max- 7, Ana -7 and Max-4)- Owen is a Laser sailor and is getting into racing on his new boat. He has sailed J24s, Catalina 42s and Ensigns. David and Janet Cranfill- David learned to sail on White Rock Lake and will be part of the Snipe fleet. He also sailed Lasers. Kurt and Jennifer Kretsinger (Colt, Casey)- Kurt and family have been members in the past sailing their Corinthian Therapy. With their youngest being 2 years old, it was time to get some therapy on the WRL at CSC. Eddie and Jenny Lockey- Eddie s family has been a member of CSC for a long-time and wants to join in the racing. He has been sailing and windsurfing most of his life Helaine Marberry- Helaine has wanted to learn to sail and going to now. She is planning to participate in the Adult Sailing Program. Craig Smith- Craig started sailing Lasers last year and come to love the sport, the lake and the CSC sailing community. He has crewed on Flying Scots and J105s. Steve and Anne Stark- Steve has been a frequent crew at CSC and is joining to enjoy the racing and fellowship. He has been sailing for 50 years and racing for 30 and has a C-15. Please welcome the new members!! As you know, we count on our members to help grow and enrich the club family. If you have family or friends interested in knowing more about CSC membership do not hesitate to reach-out via to membership@cscsailing.org. Davit Sales Upon sale of a davit, please notify the CSC Davit Registrar, Forest Atkins, and provide a Bill of Sale so that the sale may be officially recorded. APRIL

11 CSC APRIL CALENDAR April 2012 S M T W T F S For updates, please go to ww.cscsailing.org DATE EVENT NOTES March 31/ Rock the Rock Regatta 1 Apr 3 Apr Board Meeting At CSC unless inclement weather 7 Apr Saturday Fleet Racing Butterfly Fleet 10:30 am start March November Laser Fleet "Cool Saturday" mini series (5 week s) 10:30am start 8 Apr Sunday Club Racing Easter (No Racing) 11 Apr Wednesday Evening Fleet Racing (Start of season) Laser Fleet Series I (Week 1 of 9) 6:30 pm start 13 Apr V 15 Friday Night Races 6:30 pm start 14 Apr Spruce Up Day 8:30 am until 5 pm (lunch provided) All members are encouraged to help get the clubhouse and facilities in shape for the upcoming sailing season and it is a great way to knock out our 8 hour service requirement. Shoreline Cleanup CSC is responsible for the shore line in front of the club. We do this conjunction with For the Love of the Lake every second Satuday of the month year round. Come support the club and help keep the lake clean. 15 Apr Splash Day Celebrate the start of the sailing season with an afternoon of racing followed by hot dogs, burgers, and bever ages hosted by the Corinthian Fleet. 15 Apr 18 Apr 21 Apr 21 Apr 22 Apr 25 Apr 27 Apr April Apr 29 Apr Sunday Club Racing & Race Duty Assignments 1:30 pm start Race Duty: Corinthian Fleet PRO: Mihm Crew: Gilson, Clark, Cox, Abrams, Glynn, Hagar Wednesday Evening Racing Series I (Week 2 of 9) Laser Fleet 6:30 pm start Captain's Challenge Regatta Corinthian Fleet Saturday Fleet Racing 10:30 am start March November Butterfly Fleet Sunday Club Racing & Race Duty Assignments 1:30 pm start Race Duty : Flying Scot Fleet PRO: F. Atkins Crew: S. Atkins, Denison, Dugdale, Strong, Gr ail Wednesday Evening Racing 6:30 pm start Laser Fleet Series I (Week 3 of 9) V 15 Friday Night Races Leukemia Cup Regatta Centerboards Corinthian Sailing Club Saturday Fleet Racing 10:30 am start March November Butterfly Fleet Sunday Club Racing & Race Duty Assignments 1:30 pm start Race Duty: Laser Fleet APRIL

12 - YOUR NEWSLETTER The Main Sheet belongs to each member of the club. This is an invitation to all members to submit articles about the club, regattas, meetings, fleets, awards, members, family and community. The deadline for submission is three days before the last day of the month. Please submit articles and ideas to Ann Ramsey at Any suggestions concerning improvements to the newsletter are welcome. If you have experienced problems with the newsletter, please let me know. Membership in the Corinthian Sailing Club is open to anyone with an interest in sailing. Club facilities are located at 441 E. Lawther Drive on the East side of beautiful White Rock Lake. Phone Our web address is ; a general address is info@cscsailing.org. Our mailing address is Corinthian Sailing Club, PO Box , Dallas, TX CSC Adopt-a-Shoreline When: Saturday, May 12, 2012 Where: North parking lot in front of CSC When: 8:30am-10am For more details, please the CSC Group lead for this program, Shelley Roberts at srob2007@yahoo.com or call Alvin Skelton at Club Wireless LAN Settings Network Name: CSC-Wireless Security: PSK2 Personal Shared Key: CSC CSC MAIN SHEET 441 E. Lawthre Drive Dallas, Texas APRIL